Mission

The Arts & Business Council of Miami is leading the movement to build a sustainable cultural community through advancing high-impact partnerships between business, foundations and the arts. Through research, training and arts engagement, ABC serves as an effective catalyst for building synergistic partnerships that give business a competitive advantage. As Miami’s premier organization to leverage the arts for economic vitality, ABC provides meaningful engagement opportunities with the arts to inspire employees, stimulate innovation and foster creativity.

The Arts & Business Council of Miami is leading the

movement to build a sustainable cultural community

through advancing high-impact partnerships between

businesses, foundations and the arts. Through

research, training and arts engagement, ABC serves

as an effective catalyst for building synergistic

partnerships that give business a competitive advan

tage. As Miami’ premier organization that leverages

the arts for economic vitality, ABC provides meanin

gful engagement opportunities with the cultural

community to inspire employees, stimulate innovatio

n and foster creativity.

The Arts & Business Council of Miami is leading the

movement to build a sustainable cultural community

through advancing high-impact partnerships between

businesses, foundations and the arts. Through

research, training and arts engagement, ABC serves

as an effective catalyst for building synergistic

partnerships that give business a competitive advan

tage. As Miami’ premier organization that leverages

the arts for economic vitality, ABC provides meanin

gful engagement opportunities with the cultural

community to inspire employees, stimulate innovatio

n and foster creativity.

The creative process requires support and many arts organizations face considerable barriers to growth:

Audience development

Board development challenges

Lack of business contacts

Un-diversified funding

Limited access to funding new projects

The Arts & Business Council of Miami helps arts organizations and individual
artists thrive through volunteer programs, educational outreach, leadership training
and partnership building with seasoned business leaders.

Looking back to our inception 30 years ago, Miami had less than 100 arts groups
and there was no channel for building business to arts partnerships and the cultural
ecosystem was almost non-existent. For the past three decades, we have been cultivating
and growing the global cultural community that we know today. Miami now has arts
groups in the thousands.

Our Model

The Arts & Business Council of Miami curates innovative and tailored programming that leverages investment in the arts to measurably advance the goals of Miami businesses and foundations, ultimately strengthening the vitality of our entire community.

Connect:
ABC’s portfolio of professional partners connect with arts
groups and cultural initiatives that inspire creativity and cross-pollinates industries.

Empower
: Allowing for businesses to actualize change within the community
through developing and providing a comprehensive programing in the areas of: volunteer
programs, educational outreach, leadership training, collaborations and networking
events.

Grow:
Through partnering with the ABC businesses are able to sustainably
enhance the broader cultural community and have a larger impact footprint that
spans industries.

The Arts & Business Council was incorporated in Florida as a 501c3 non-profit
organization in June, 1985.